pyCage

Fastest Python package manager for Visual Studio Code powered by uv.

Features

Fast package install(much faster than pip). Beginner Friendly. Dart Package Manager inspired.

Tip: Many popular extensions utilize animations. This is an excellent way to show off your extension! We recommend short, focused animations that are easy to follow.

Attributes:

icon: Python icons created by Freepik - Flaticon database: https://hugovk.github.io

Requirements

Users must have pip installed. Enviroment Variable for pip should be set.

Extension Settings

select "pyCage: Add Python Package" in command pallete to start extension.

Known Issues

Since python has well over 500,000 packages, only 8000 most popular can be installed using pyCage. It is for better UX and shouldn't hinder most of the tasks.

Make sure that you have approiate permissions in the directory when creating an virtual enviroment.

Release Notes

First version, probably an alpha, has been released

0.0.2

Added Icon and fixed creation of new virtual enviroment everytime the extension is activated.